Ellington was a waiver-wire pickup during training camp last year and emerged with a bigger-than-anticipated role when Will Fuller opened the season on IR with a shoulder injury. Ellington overtook Braxton Miller on the depth chart and caught a career-high 29 passes. He tied for second on the team in receptions and red-zone targets, behind only DeAndre Hopkins, even while missing the final four games with a hamstring injury. Ellington showed some chemistry during his seven-game run with quarterback Deshaun Watson and averaged 54 snaps per game (74.2 percent) over his 12 games. Although he's not a prototypical slot receiver, he enters training camp as the Texans' third wideout, with his main competition coming from Miller and rookie Keke Coutee. Read Past Outlooks

ANALYSISEllington's medical history is checkered with hamstring injuries, so the Lions seem to be opting for a cautious approach with the journeyman wide receiver. In Ellington's absence, expect Kelly Golladay to act as Matthew Stafford's (back) No. 1 wide receiver, with TJ Jones, Andy Jones and Brandon Powell rounding out the corps.

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Advanced NFL Stats

How do Bruce Ellington's 2018 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?

This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.

Air Yards Per Game

The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.

Air Yards Per Snap

The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.

% Team Air Yards

The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.

% Team Targets

The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.

Avg Depth of Target

Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.

Catch Rate

The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.

Drop Rate

The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.

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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense

How does the Vikings pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?

The bars represents the team's percentile rank (based on QB Rating Against). The longer the bar, the better their pass defense is. The team and position group ratings only include players that are currently on the roster and not on injured reserve. The list of players in the table only includes defenders with at least 3 attempts against them.

This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Injuries have limited Ellington early in his career, and 2016 was no different when he missed the entire season with a hamstring injury. With a new general manager and head coach in town, the team has already acquired alternative options for the slot (Marquis Goodwin, Aldrick Robinson and Trent Taylor), leaving the 2014 fourth-round draft pick in danger of losing his spot on the team in training camp, assuming he shows up in good health.

Ellington hasn't done much in his first two seasons with San Francisco, amassing just 215 receiving yards and three total touchdowns in that span. With the club seemingly having moved on from veteran Anquan Boldin, Ellington had a legitimate chance to be the 49ers' slot receiver in 2016 due to his size (5-foot-9) and quickness, but was placed on IR in August.

The 49ers drafted the speedy Ellington in 2014 with hopes of injecting some energy into their slow receiving corps. He didn't make a huge impact in his rookie season, but showed flashes with 90 total yards and three touchdowns on just 12 touches, adding contributions in the return game. With veterans Michael Crabtree, Stevie Johnson, and Brandon Lloyd gone, touches remain up for grabs among the group of receivers behind Torrey Smith and Anquan Boldin. Ellington will have to beat out Quinton Patton and the newly-acquired Jerome Simpson in training camp to have relevance in San Francisco's new-look offense, but he could be a sneaky he could be a sneaky PPR option if he does win the slot receiver position, as Colin Kaepernick could look to get the speedy wideout the rock in space.

Ellington was a luxury pick for a 49ers team that didn't have many needs, but the undersized speedster adds a dimension to the receiving corps than players like Anquan Boldin and Stevie Johnson don't possess. He could develop into a dangerous weapon out of the slot, but don't expect much impact from him as a rookie.